Welltodo Today: Marks & Spencer Invests In The Sports Edit, Lululemon Launches Footwear, Unilever Ramps Up Nutrition Portfolio

Today’s key global wellness news articles from around the world, impacting the industry and influencing the business of wellness.

Marks & Spencer invests in activewear platform The Sports Edit

Marks & Spencer is stepping up its presence in the activewear segment with an investment in brand platform ‘The Sports Edit’. The Sports Edit was founded in 2015 and carries a mix of premium sportswear, athleisure wear and yoga products from established and emerging boutique brands.

Lululemon launches into footwear as it seeks to take on industry giants like Nike, Adidas

Lululemon is venturing into footwear, marking a new product category for the maker of leggings and sports bras and deepening its rivalry with giants like Nike and Adidas. The company’s first-ever running shoe for women, called Blissfeel, will be available to purchase starting March 22 in select markets across North America, Mainland China and the United Kingdom.

Unilever ramps up nutrition portfolio targets and performance reporting after investors turn up heat on health

07 Mar 2022 — In recognition of mounting pressure from its investors, Unilever will be the first global food company to publicly report the performance of its product portfolio against at least six different government-endorsed Nutrient Profile Models (NPM) as well as its own Highest Nutritional Standards (HNS).

Wellness And Fitness Is One Of The Top Industries For Women In Leadership

LinkedIn reported today that the share of women hired into leadership roles in the U.S. grew by almost 10% in relative terms between 2015 and 2021. Women continue to rise through the leadership ranks at work, but progress varies from industry to industry. Women’s leadership share also does not match their overall representation in any U.S.